Southern Tea Company LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Southern Tea Company LLC | Report ID | 2023021054 |
| Address | 344 New Albany Road | City, State ZIP | MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 08057 |
| Event Date | February 2, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.96000, -74.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a packing machine when her left hand contacted the sealing jaws, resulting in an amputation of the middle fingertip and an avulsion of the ring fingernail.
Incident Summary
On February 2, 2023, a worker at Southern Tea Company LLC in MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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